Bachelor of Visual Communication Design
Istanbul, Turkey
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 8,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Visual Communication Design Department leads the visual communication effectiveness of print, time-based and interactive media with design education. The focus is on design thinking and design making towards ethical, creative and trendsetting practices across a variety of media. The learning model responds to the management of visual design process coupled with the production of the creative design solutions needed in the industry. The program yields professionals who can practice innovative visual concepts formulating the impact of messages with the articulation of design as a differential advantage in the field of communication.
Students in this program specialize in visual communication effectiveness of media applications in the increasingly developing digital environment. Graduates are employed in the fields of graphic design, advertisement design, web design, interactive media design, information design, multimedia design, video and motion graphic design, digital image production, main title and broadcast design, 3D visualization, animation, illustration, sound design and game design.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course Structure
1st Semester
- Photography
- Communications Skills and Academic Reporting I
- Visual Language 1
- Digital Skills for Graphic Design
- Drawing
2nd Semester
- Art and Visual Culture
- Communication Skills and Academic Reporting II
- Child Law and Child Psychology
- Visual Language 2
- Digital Skills for Motion Design
- Designing with AI
3rd Semester
- Communication Theories
- Sociology in Communication
- Turkish Language and Literature I
- History of Visual Communication Design
- Typography
- Moving Image
4th Semester
- Turkish Language and Literature II
- Illustration for Design
- Motion Graphics
- Audiovisual Design
- Graphic Design
5th Semester
- Principles of Interaction Design
- Departmental Elective
- Non-Departmental Elective
- GE-Elective
6th Semester
- Psychology in Communication
- Introduction to 3D Design
- Introduction to User Interface Design
- User Experience Applications
- Departmental Elective
- Non-Departmental Elective
7th Semester
- Atatürk's Principles and History of the Turkish Republic I
- Graduation Project I
- Internship I
- Departmental Elective
- Non-Departmental Elective
8th Semester
- Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic II
- Graduation Project II
- Internship II
- Departmental Elective
- GE-Elective